I visited full-time craftsman and illustrator Nick McMillen at a beautiful woodland in East Sussex (UK) where we filmed a detailed video on Harvesting, Processing and Weaving a Basket from 'Sweet Chestnut'

Nick’s Accompanying Book - https://www.mcmillenart.co.uk/books/p...

Nick’s Website - https://mcmillenart.co.uk

Nick’s Instagram -   / mcmillenart  

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Below is the previous series of videos I filmed with Nick:

1. How To Harvest Cedar Bark For Weaving -    • How To Harvest Cedar Bark For Weaving...  

2. How To Process Cedar Bark For Weaving -    • How To Process Cedar Bark For Weaving...  

3. How To Weave A Cedar Bark Basket -    • How To Weave A Cedar Bark Basket - Ni...  

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Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:

(Click on the time on the left to go straight to that section)

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:04 - Introduction
00:02:28 - Basket example
00:04:21 - Nicks background
00:05:27 - Sourcing chestnut
00:08:22 - Chestnut coppice
00:09:54 - Chestnut characteristics
00:12:12 - Scraping bark
00:17:40 - Peeling bark
00:23:10 - Drying bark
00:25:06 - Remaining chestnut
00:27:07 - Soaking bark
00:30:25 - Chestnut book
00:33:34 - Cutting into strips
00:37:13 - Splitting bark
00:41:23 - Measurements
00:44:36 - Making handle
01:05:03 - Steam handle
01:06:53 - Handle Jig / Former
01:10:05 - Weave base
01:17:36 - Weave twining
01:31:48 - Weave sides
01:43:32 - Weave border / handle
02:19:27 - Manipulate shape
02:20:06 - Trim excess
02:26:05 - Finishing
02:27:49 - Conclusion
02:37:24 - Outro

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As always I appreciate you watching

Take care

Peace

Zed

#Chestnut #Basket #Coppicing